The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the weekβs most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, David leads a selection of The Vergeβs expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives β and which ones you should bring into yours.Β
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The next big thing in AI, at least if you ask the tech companies, is assistant agents. David and The Verge's Allison Johnson have both been testing products like Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots, and startups like Instinct, in an effort to find out how much you can really get done by messaging with an AI tool β and whether the productivity is worth the tradeoffs.
Further reading:
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery complete $110 billion media megamerger
Amazon reportedly pays $120 million to stream the Emmys for free
New leaks reveal more details about the Fitbit Edge including its price
A Trump Mobile breach may have exposed data of more than 3,600 people
OpenAIβs Dot agent can help you work and order dinner
Metaβs Muse AI agent is an effective helper and great at spending money
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We hear pitches on the best vibe-coded apps
Monday, October 5, 2026 β’ Duration 55:44
Welcome to the Bear Lair!* (No, itβs nothing like that other show.) As we continue to explore the world of AI tools and vibe coding, we invited a few enterprising Vergecast fans to share their projects β and we invited The Vergeβs Hayden Field to judge them with us. Weβll see what people are working on, and whether any of them will make us fabulously wealthy.*We came up with this name before we became aware that someone else thought of it first... no relation to the APTNtv show Bears' Lair!
Further reading:
β Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooksβ
β The Pixel 10A now costs $100 more.β
β Samsung raised prices on the Galaxy S26 by $100β
β Huawei says RAMageddon has increased its smartphone costs by $200.β
β 2GB Raspberry Pis are getting pricier.β
β Nvidiaβs Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hikeβ
β Star Wars: Galactic Racer is my childhood podracing dream come trueβ
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Dots get up in Muse's business
Friday, October 2, 2026 β’ Duration 01:28:30
Is the key to turning around public opinion on AI just to make it cuter? Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes and David Imel talk about the latest adorable agents that want access to all your data, then discuss whether this week's White House AI accord is worth the paper it's written on.
Plus: Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets! We speculate on Apple's rumored October 13 announcement, drool over Huawei's camera for your cameraphone, and herald the return of physical buttons in the new Kindle cases.
We wrap things up with the usual Brendan Carr is a Dummy and a lightning round full of Cybercabs, data centers, 'Old Reddit' and government chatbots.
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Further reading:
OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor
OpenAI plans to bring Dots to consumers, too.
Metaβs Muse AI sent a YouTuberβs address to a stranger
Maybe donβt let Muse run your Facebook Marketplace account.
Sam Altman says OpenAI wonβt go public until its models are safe
Google announces Gemini 4 and says itβs so capable that only βtrusted cyber defendersβ can have it right now
AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is βexactly as dangerous as it soundsβ
Hereβs how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trumpβs deal
Hereβs what AI leaders are saying about Trumpβs new safety plan
Trump: βYouβre going to see β data centers are going to be very popular.β
Trump orders US government to call AI βSuper Intelligenceβ
Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone
Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles β and a case with physical page-turn buttons
Appleβs βHomePadβ will reportedly launch on October 13th
NBC News: FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are βnormalβ and βdonβt raise any red flagsβ
The People of Utah vs. Kevin OβLeary
Teslaβs Cybercab robotaxi rollout: the biggest news and announcements
The White House launched an AI chatbot for government-related questions.
Reddit says it has to cut back access to βOld Redditβ because of AI bots
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0:00 Welcome
00:52 Awards and Listener Voting
01:36 Week Ahead Preview
01:52 OpenAI Dots vs Meta Muse
06:09 Living as Tasks
19:47 Business Models and Privacy
23:41 Bot Traffic and Web Friction
27:48 Trump Superintelligence Accord
37:46 Gadget Segment Kickoff
38:26 Huawei Screw On Lens Camera
41:33 Why Phone Camera Hybrids Fail
44:09 Pricey Phone Lens Debate
45:31 Kindle Lineup Upgrades
48:49 Apple Smart Home Display Rumors
01:02:58 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:08:27 America Gov Chatbot
01:14:54 Old Reddit Bot Crackdown
01:19:30 Utah Data Center Blowup
01:25:17 Cybercab Ride Report
01:27:31 Wrap Up And Plugs
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We answer your questions about an iPod comeback, an E Ink iPhone Duo, and more
Thursday, October 1, 2026 β’ Duration 27:40
In this hotline episode, guest host David Imel answers your questions about digital cameras, iPods, E Ink phones, and the TI-84 graphing calculator being iced out of the Version History Hall of Fame.
Further reading:
Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles β and a case with physical page-turn buttons
NYC is now the first city in America that bans sketchy subscriptions
HPβs answer to the MacBook Neo is thinner, lighter, and comes with OLED
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Dots are OpenAI's cute lil guys
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 β’ Duration 21:13
Jolly's got new competition: OpenAI just launched its competitor to Muse and Grok Bot. It's called Dots, and the headline feature is that it's also cute, with fuzzy lil triangles and clouds and hearts that you can give access to your personal accounts to do things for you. The Verge's senior AI reporter Hayden Field joins guest host David Imel from San Francisco right after OpenAI's DevDay presentation.
Further reading:
OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcements
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It's a confusing time right now for gaming. Video games are becoming an increasingly expensive hobby. Games are expensive to make, too, and companies want to sell the most lucrative ones they can: Sony and Microsoft are cutting jobs to refocus on blockbusters. At the same time, weβve got more ways to play than ever: handhelds, phones, even cloud gaming is getting better. So where are we headed? Today on The Vergecast, Sean Hollister asks that question of Shuhei Yoshida, who spent 31 years at Sony playing games and figuring out what gamers will pay for.
Further reading:
The smart home graveyard is getting crowded
There may be a way to save your June Oven after all
Nvidia says its new AI safety platform can contain rogue agents within βmillisecondsβ
Boseβs first wired earbuds in 11 years add noise canceling
Xbox is barely Xbox anymore
AI was everywhere at gamingβs big developer conference β except the games
Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry
In 2025, AI became a lightning rod for gamers and developers
The golden age of handheld gaming is already over
The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console Iβve ever played
The PS6 sure sounds like a handheld
The Steam Deck makes PlayStationβs biggest games portable
PlayStation exclusives arenβt coming to PC anymore
I regret buying the PSVR 2
Xbox exploring βradically differentβ console business models
How Sony bought, and squandered, the future of gaming
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Phones don't have lights
Friday, September 25, 2026 β’ Duration 01:31:45
Meta's Muse AI agent is cute (sometimes caked-up) and it performs well as a productivity tool. And, if you give it access to your social media and e-mail, it can know basically everything about you. This week on The Vergecast, Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes and David Imel give their reactions to Mark Zuckerberg's demos at Wednesday's Meta Connect keynote. They also talk about the new glasses hardware, including the new VR glasses and audio-only, camera-free Ray-Bans.Then, we take a look at the newly-announced, chimeric Chrome/Android hybrid Googlebooks, find out why Brendan Carr is a dummy this week, analyze the Paramount merger, discuss what YouTube's A/B video testing means for the increasingly tenuous concept of a shared reality, and end on a surprisingly heartwarming story about RODECaster 4K support.
Further reading:
Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
Meta Connect 2026 live blog: On the ground at Mark Zuckerbergβs next big product launch
Metaβs Muse AI works and creeps me out
Amazon blocks Metaβs Muse AI agent
Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses
Metaβs next VR device isnβt a headset β itβs glasses
These are the first five Googlebook laptops
Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners
I got to see Googleβs wild ideas about the future of laptops
The long dream of the Googlebook
Mahershala Ali On βBladeβ Being A Big Failure For Kevin Feige: β100%. He Should Feel That Wayβ
Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work
Xbox is barely Xbox anymore
YouTube is cooking up new Live features.
Free Rodecaster Video firmware update adds 4K support.
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0:00Β Welcome Back Banter
00:31Β Meta Connect Setup
01:27Β Muse First Impressions
05:28Β Privacy Trust Gap
07:58Β Pervert Glasses Debate
12:55Β Passive Surveillance Reality
15:42Β Is Muse Actually Winning
18:44Β Muse Charm Post Phone
21:38Β Do We Need Agents
26:12Β Break And Return
26:29Β New Meta Hardware
27:00Β Audio Only Ray Bans
28:30Β Muse Powered Glasses
31:15Β Meta Bets on Muse
32:28Β Hearing Aid Glasses Pitch
34:40Β VR Glasses Return
39:04Β Holograms and Splats
42:44Β Google Books Arrive
44:57Β Android Laptop Lock In
47:49Β Windows Fatigue Debate
54:54Β Hype Desk Blade Drama
57:14Β Remembering Blade Chaos
01:00:37Β Blade Reboot Frustrations
01:01:26Β Sonos Sponsor Break
01:03:07Β Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:07:38Β Lightning Round Kickoff
01:08:02Β Meta Muse Mascot Chaos
01:09:26Β Paramount Warner Deal Fallout
01:12:37Β YouTube AI Channel Agents
01:14:05Β A B Video Testing Ethics
01:21:25Β Xbox Layoffs And Halo Shift
01:24:45Β Rodecaster Free 4K Update
01:26:36Β Muse Marketplace Haggling
01:27:35Β Wrap Up And Next Episodes
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Meta and Snap battle for your face
Thursday, September 24, 2026 β’ Duration 31:21
Meta and Snap both want to get on your face. The Verge's Victoria Song and Jay Peters tried out all the new hardware: Specs, audio-only Ray Bans, and Meta VR. Today, they join guest host David Imel to talk about how these new smart glasses feel, both physically and emotionally.
Further reading:
Metaβs next VR device isnβt a headset β itβs glasses
Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses
I wore Snapβs $2,200 smart glasses
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Hotline: Folding phones in cars, EVs in Mexico
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 β’ Duration 28:01
Transportation editor Andrew Hawkins is here to answer your questions about the confluence of cars and gadgets. Could a folding phone replace a dashboard display? What to do about the iPhone Pro Max not fitting the Tesla's built-in wireless charger? And we hear from a listener who -- shockingly -- doesn't care about CarPlay.
Further reading:
The car of the future is an EV golf cart
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